Opinion: Why doesn’t the United States have its own homegrown 5G competitor?
, telecoms tends to be a natural monopoly given the high upfront costs, and without regulatory intervention dominant firms tend to divide up the marketplace in ways that undercut competition. As a result, she, “We’re paying rent essentially as a country to a handful of companies that are selling second-rate, extraordinarily expensive internet access.”
A better future for America in 5G might involve playing to America’s strengths: not state support, but a more competitive environment in which startups across the emerging industry, from telecoms to fiber to 5G-enabled products have a chance to thrive. In the process, new ideas for more open architectures could break the grip of the big players, changing the game in ways that counter Huawei’s advantage in the hardware by instead leveraging greater virtualization.
A Huawei engineer opens the door a server unit to display during an organized tour last April at the company's Cyber Security Lab in Dongguan. | Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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